Since 11 Iraqis were gunned down by employees of troubled but rich security company Blackwater in September, congressman have been awaiting the chance to scrutinize its business ethics. The FBI has launched an investigation into the killings, however Blackwater founder Erik Prince mounted a staunch defence of his policies. Prince said his employees were brave and [...]

With the objective of bringing down the US government by fuelling a guerrilla war, seven men have gone on trial for plotting to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago. The hearing, located in Miami, includes sensational charges that those who escaped the bombing of the Sears building would then be shot by waiting gunmen.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave stirring repostes to attempts to ridicule his government’s policies at a public meeting held at Columbia University yesterday. An opening salvo by Lee Bollinger, president, who issued the invitation, was rebuffed and ridiculed in turn by Ahmadinejad.
When asked about rights for gays in Iran, he replied that we don’t have homosexuals in [...]

Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta travel to Clearwater, Florida together with thousands of devotees each year for scientology training. Clearwater is now accepted as the mecca for the best in L Ron Hubbard philosophy, (the awareness of one’s spiritual existence and it’s relationship to all other living things). Scientology may be classed as [...]

George W Bush has reiterated that he wants the US government to have more powers to spy on American and foreign nationals. The idea is to allow the CIA and NCS amongst other agencies to be able to eavesdrop on foreigners believed to have terrorist connections without the need to have warrants issued.
The US president [...]

Director Michael Hayden saluted the over hundred thousand applicants who apply to join the CIA each year in a 60th birthday tribute to the founding of the controversial  intelligence gathering organisation. Hayden also announced delivery of the A-12 OXCART, the high flying spyplane built by Lockheed at their Skunk Works which will aid CIA reconnaissance activities. (according to [...]